surreal poetry

Surrealist poetry embodies the essence of poetry itself, drawing upon shocking imagery and lyrical incongruities to comment on the inner-workings of the mind.

Fire
It ended The days of uni All ended The dying inside feeling The living outside sensation Sensation Sensation The fire The flames Of the passing time Of the lasting crime Of Of Of Of - Killing time Burning it It ended The days of uni All ended All ended Stuck in rumination Forever locked Or so it seems Forever... locked? Forever Eternity The movement of the flames of the future Playing childishly with one another Excited, exciting, alluring The garden The fire of the ending of the ending of uni- The fire of the past- The flames of the future- But after the ending: A moth comes visiting the flame of tomorrow.
By Maya Or Tzur11 months ago in Poets
A Beautiful Death
If life is a cloud then, death is the rain Falling like a shroud over ash in a grave Searching for a flame or a spark to get started
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden11 months ago in Poets
The absence of fire
For a moment I thought I saw myself In her dark glance, I saw myself— But it was words alone that fell. I thought I could hear me cry
By Caitlin Charlton11 months ago in Poets
that ol' christmas box
i found an old box of moms christmas decor in the back of my walkout closet i sat in the living room watching tv when i finally decided to rummage through it
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden11 months ago in Poets
Love, Rewritten
We wrote each other in pencil first— soft lines, easy laughter, erasable promises on the back of receipts. Then you started crossing things out:
By Milan Milic11 months ago in Poets
Transcending Flames. Content Warning.
Molting fingers Dead rubs roughly against my calloused palms Sweating My hands dry before my eyes do Collapsing into ember as neon reds and orange traverse crumbling bark
By OneWithPen11 months ago in Poets
Your Love Reserved for Somebody Flawed
When you think of your problems today, Dive into the memories of a happier yesterday, So many anecdotes just a thought away;
By Binayak Khatri11 months ago in Poets
Flames with emotions
When the fire lights small like a candle, my feelings were okay- calm, relaxed, happy … When the fire lights medium like a torch, my feelings were slightly okay-
By Meghan LeVaughn 11 months ago in Poets
Astray
Is there a soft spot in your mind? That thought you avoid Because it makes you feel Something gentle Or kind? How could it be bad
By Mezmur11 months ago in Poets
Obsidian Heartbeat
There’s a dark part of me people like to call “too much”— the watchful one, the one who double-locks the door and counts the exits in a room.
By Milan Milic11 months ago in Poets
Returning to the Self
Once there was a space to breathe and grow, A life rebuilt in a calmer flow. A place where thoughts could freely roam, Far from the weight of the first old home.
By V11 months ago in Poets
Relic
Relic Go to your temple and dive inside You must find the relic long lost Lost and glorified for so long It is now crystal, vitreous divine
By Luis Cabete11 months ago in Poets